Topic

Congressional tributes

Bills 12,414 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

12,414 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 111th at 1,513. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
12,414 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 12,001–12,030, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 581 Recognizing the importance and accomplishments of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. 107th November 25, 2002
HRES 576 Honoring the life of Dr. Roberto Cruz. 107th November 25, 2002
HRES 575 Honoring Erika Harold, Miss America 2003. 107th October 8, 2002
HRES 572 Honoring the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Articles of Confederation. 107th October 10, 2002
HRES 571 Honoring the life of David O. "Doc" Cooke, the "Mayor of the Pentagon". 107th October 10, 2002
HRES 569 Expressing support for the President's 2002 National Drug Control Strategy to reduce illegal drug use in the United States. 107th October 7, 2002
HRES 567 Recognizing the importance of surface transportation infrastructure to interstate and international commerce and the traveling public and the contributions of the trucking, rail, intercity bus, and passenger transit industries to the economic well being of the United States. 107th October 7, 2002
HRES 566 Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Patsy T. Mink, a Representative from Hawaii. 107th October 1, 2002
HRES 565 Honoring Ernie Harwell. 107th October 2, 2002
HRES 564 Recognizing the accomplishments of Ignacy Jan Paderewski as a musician, composer, statesman, and philanthropist and recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland. 107th September 30, 2002
HRES 563 Expressing the sense of the House regarding the importance of bone marrow donation, honoring the National Marrow Donor Program for its work in increasing bone marrow donations, and supporting National Marrow Awareness Month, and for other purposes. 107th October 8, 2002
HRES 561 Recognizing the contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions. 107th October 1, 2002
HRES 558 Congratulating the Russian Federation and the citizens of Volgograd on the 60th anniversary of the Russian victory at Stalingrad. 107th September 25, 2002
HRES 556 Recognizing the "Code Adam" child safety program, commending retail business establishments that have implemented programs to protect children from abduction, and urging retail business establishments that have not implemented such program to consider doing so. 107th October 8, 2002
HRES 555 Recognizing the continued importance of the trans-Atlantic relationship, promoting stronger relations with Europe by reaffirming the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the United States and Europe, and congratulating the Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman for his efforts to promote a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue. 107th September 25, 2002
HRES 554 Honoring Paul Espinosa for an exceptional career in film and for contributing to a greater appreciation of Hispanic-Americans both past and present. 107th September 25, 2002
HRES 549 Expressing appreciation for the Prime Minister of Great Britain for his loyal support and leadership in the war on terrorism and reaffirming the strong relationship between the people of the United States and Great Britain. 107th October 8, 2002
HRES 548 Congratulating Lance Armstrong for winning the 2002 Tour de France. 107th September 24, 2002
HRES 542 Congratulating the Bryan Packers American Legion baseball team from West Point, Mississippi, for their outstanding performance in winning the 2002 American Legion World Series. 107th October 10, 2002
HRES 541 Recognizing the Reserve Forces Policy Board on its 50th anniversary. 107th October 4, 2002
HRES 538 Honoring Johnny Unitas and extending condolences to his family on his passing. 107th October 1, 2002
HRES 536 Commending the staffs of members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician and his health care staff, and other members of the Capitol Hill community for their courage and professionalism during the days and weeks following the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office. 107th October 16, 2002
HRES 535 Recognizing Tiger Woods for his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people. 107th September 18, 2002
HRES 534 Congratulating Arnold Palmer for his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf. 107th September 18, 2002
HRES 533 Welcoming Madame Chen Wu Sue-jen, the first lady of Taiwan, to Washington, D.C. 107th September 24, 2002
HRES 532 Commending the Los Angeles Sparks basketball team for winning the 2002 Women's National Basketball Association championship. 107th October 10, 2002
HRES 530 Congratulating the players, management, staff, and fans of the Oakland Athletics organization for setting the Major League Baseball record for the longest winning streak by an American League baseball team. 107th October 1, 2002
HRES 529 Congratulating Martin Strel of the Republic of Slovenia for his historic athletic achievement as the first person to swim the length of the Mississippi River. 107th September 17, 2002
HRES 523 Recognizing the contributions of historically Black colleges and universities. 107th September 19, 2002
HRES 522 Expressing gratitude for the foreign guest laborers, known as Braceros, who worked in the United States during the period from 1942 to 1964. 107th October 1, 2002

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.